Case provides Metallica's James Hetfield his specially designed CTL

A special edition compact track loader from Case Construction Equipment was on display at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, at the Helping Hands charity concert.

Held last Friday, this annual event is organized by the rock band Metallica’s All Within My Hands charitable foundation.

Following its debut, this custom-designed Case TV450B compact track loader is destined for use at the ranch of Metallica frontman and co-founder James Hetfield. Hetfield commissioned the design as part of an equipment supply agreement with the Case brand, which is part of CNH. 

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The winning proposal was submitted by John Piper, a designer at CNH. Piper crafted a concept that recalled one of Hetfield’s tattoos, a skull with wings, together with the iconic font reminiscent of his band’s graphics and album artwork. He also drew from the pinstriping in Hetfield’s private hotrod collection. All these elements were integrated atop a sandy camouflage pattern reminiscent of Hetfield’s signature Snakebyte electric guitar – a direct request from the artist. 

CNH Senior Designer Darin Weisensel led the production phase of this project, working to bring the custom design to life on the Case TV450B. 

Built at the Case production facility in Wichita, USA, the TV450B compact track loader performs tasks such as digging, loading and dumping in commercial and residential construction activities as well as landscaping.